Christine O'Donnell's stunning upset of committed a political titan in Delaware's GOP Establishment Tuesday night was the final, emphatic message for Republicans in a primary season That made clear the party has Largely Failed to Harness the Power of Tea Party voters.
From the summer of 2009, "when town hall meetings filled with people angry about President Obama's health care plan, the Growing Tea Party activists made clear They were Not interested in advancing the agenda of a Particular party.
But as the 2010 midterm cycle began earlier this year, predicted Republicans That Partisan victory'd emerge from the energy and Enthusiasm generated by the conservative activists. They think They'd tap into Frustration with the Democratic agenda and the hunger for a change in direction, Especially with regards to the economy.
Instead, That energy has Turned against Republicans. Tea Party-backed insurgents in the primaries of 2010 not have toppled two of the party's incumbents and Ken Six Candidates were supported by GOP Insiders in Washington - ending with the surprise ouster of Rep.. Mike Castle, Ken had won 12 state wide campaigns in Delaware over four Decades in public life.
In New Hampshire, M former state attorney general Kelly Ayotte was supposed Thurs Cruise to an easy victory in a four-way race, she was still locked in a virtual tie this morning with her Tea Party-endorsed Opponent, Ovide Lamontange.
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